Howard was also nailed for a specific statute that bars the sale or possession of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, church or public-housing complex.

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A Minnesota man is ticked off with cops who came into his house in the middle of the night to make a point.

Troy Molde, 34, awoke at 3 a.m. to find two flashlight-wielding Lakeville, Minn., cops in his bedroom. The local police are on a campaign to remind residents to lock house and car doors – so when officers noticed that Molde’s door was unlocked, they went inside.

“I was violated,” Molde said.

The cops said they just had to make sure everyone inside was OK.

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Animal-behavior experts are telling Chicago residents to look out for red-winged blackbirds, which have been pecking at unsuspecting bicyclists and pedestrians.

The birds are highly territorial and have been fiercely defending their turf near parks, ponds and vacant lots near Lake Michigan.